Amusement device.



W. A. MOREY.

AMUSEMENT'DEVIGE.

APPLICATION TILED AUG.27, 191s.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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WILLIAM A. IVIOREY, OF LONGBEACH, CALIFORNIA.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

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To oZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I. lVILLIAM A. Money, acitizen of the United States, residing at the city of llongbeach, in thecounty of Los An geles and State of California have invented new anduseful Improvements in Amusement Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention. relates to a device for illustrating a collision between asteamship and an iceberg and the resultant sinking of the steamship, andthe object thereof is to produce a simple and etiicient device for thatpurpose for use upon the stage of a theater or like place. I accomplishthis object by the device described herein and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings forming a part hereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of my device showing the variouspositions of the ship during the scene. Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe steamship and its adjunct parts partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a topplan of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a section on the line l-4i of Fig. 2. Fig. 5is a front elevation of the iceberg. Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 6of Fig. 5.

In the drawings 10 represents a shield or plate preferably of sheetmetal and painted or otherwise decorated to represent a side elevationof an ocean going steamship, and is pivotally mounted centrally thereofat near the top to the upper end of a 'l' shaped guide beam 11 by pivot12. Beam 11 extends downwardly and the lower end is slidably received inand guided by a T slot 13 cut in the side of a guide block 14 secured toa standard 15. Standard 15 extends down wardly and is secured at itslower end to a cross beam 1.6 by bolts or otherwise and braces 17 and18. Cross beam 16 is provided at each end with axles 19 upon which aremounted wheels 20 for a purpose hereafter described.

Guide beam 11 has a slot or groove 21 longitudinally cut in the outerside thereof intermediate its ends and registers with a similar slot orgroove 22 out in the inner side of the guide block 14. A toothed rack orplate 23 is rigidly secured to guide beam 11 in slot 21, the teeth ofwhich extend into slot 22 in block 15 and slide therein. A gear orpinion 24 is mounted in bearings 25 upon the outer side of standard 15near the top thereof and extends through a slot 26 in said standard 15and meshes with rack 23.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 27, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 191 1.

Serial No. 786,826.

A smaller pinion 27 is mounted on shaft 28 mounted in bearings 29 uponthe outer side of standard 15 and meshes with gear 251.

A crank or handle 30 is secured upon one end of shaft 28 and providesmeans to rotate said gear and pinion when desired. Shield or plate 10has the lower corner representing the prow of the boat out to repre sentthe said corner as being broken off and a plate 31 is pivoted at thelower end of a swinging lever 32 to normally hide said break. Lover 32is pivoted at its upper end to the back of shield 10.

The iceberg 33 consists preferably of a main or body member 83 which issupported at the desired distance from the floor in any suitable manner.This body member has an L shaped guide slot 34: cut at about the centerthereof and having the longer leg thereof extending downwardly in whichis received a square guide pin or block 35 secured to the back or innerside of the movable member 36.

In the operation of a scene embodying my device a curtain or drop (notshown) painted to represent the sea will first be drawn across thestage. This curtain will extend upwardly from the floor of the stage tothe waterline of the steamship. The iceberg will be mounted at one sideof the stage, partly behind the drop so as to represent an icebergrising out of the water, with the parts as shown in Fig. 5. Thesteamship will be at the side of the stage opposite the iceberg andbehind the drop and will be wheeled across the stage toward the iceberguntil the plate 81 strikes against the iceberg. This will cause saidplate to be forced back and disclose the break in the hull of thesteamship. At the same time the attendant or operator will slide backthe movable member 36 until block is above the longer leg of the guideslot which will allow said sup plementary member to drop and disappearbehind the curtain and representing a piece of the iceberg as beingbroken off by the force of the collision. After plate 31 has been forcedback to disclose the break in the hull of the vessel the attendant oroperator will rock shield 10 on its pivot so as to cause the front endto rise upwardly and at the same time will wheel the steamship towardthe berg so as to represent the said ship as sliding up on the iceberg ashort distance. He will then draw the steamship away from the berg ashort distance when the said ship will be brought to an even keel bygravity. He will then rock the said shield so as to tip the front enddownwardly and at the same time Will turn crank 30 and gears 2% and 27and gradually lower the shield 10 until it disappears behind thecurtain, thus representing the sinking of the vessel.

Having described my invention, What I claim is 1. An amusement devicecomprising the representation of an iceberg composed of a body memberand a movable member attached thereto, said body member having an Lshaped slot therein and said movable member having a pin entering saidslot; in combination with the representation of a ship composed of ashield or plate having one of the lower corners of irregular form torepresent abreak and a movable plate adapted to lie against said cornerand prevent said irregular corner being observed.

2. In an amusement device the representation of a steamship comprising ashield or plate cut to substantially the outline of a steamship, andhaving the lower corner of the prow formed to represent a break therein; a movable plate pivotally mounted upon the back of said shield,normally hiding said break and being adapted to be moved to disclosesaid break; a support for said shield pivotally connectedtheretocentrally at near the top; and means to raise and lower said shield whendesired.

3. In an amusement device the representation of an iceberg comprising abody member and a movable member; a slidable connection between saidmembers; and means to support said members.

In Witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 20th day of August, 1913.

lVILLIAM A. MOREY. lVitnesses FRANK VATERFIELD, MARsHALL TILDEN.

Copies 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G.

